Roy and Street Fighter’s Ryu Enter Super Smash Bros. Wii U, 3DS

Roy and Street Fighter’s Ryu Enter Super Smash Bros. Wii U, 3DS

Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS have received two new fighters – Fire Emblem’s Roy and Street Fighter’s Ryu!

Roy’s inclusion in the fourth Smash Bros. game doesn’t come as a surprise, seeing that he was a playable character in Smash Bros. Melee on the GameCube. Ryu entering the fray, on the other hand, is a bit unexpected.

In Melee, Roy was a slower, heavier-hitting version of Marth. He looks a lot more distinct this time around and has the moves to go along with it.

Ryu looks like he always has and comes to battle with his iconic repertoire of moves — Hadouken (fireball), Shoryuken (dragon punch) and Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (jumping spin kick). As was the case with Mega Man, Metal Gear‘s Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog, it’s almost unreal seeing him in a Super Smash Bros. game.

Thank you, Nintendo and Capcom, for finally allowing us to beat up Mario and Pikachu with Ryu. An already great fighting game has just gotten better…

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Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 Enters Super Smash Bros. Wii U, 3DS

In arguably the biggest OMG moment in Smash Bros history, Final Fantasy VII protagonist Cloud Strife has been announced as a payable character in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. Did you ever imagine that would happen?

Revealed in a trailer during a Nintendo Direct, Cloud comes complete with most of his iconic moves, including limit breaks, an Odin summon, and even an Advent Children alternate costume.

Also a homage is his stage, which is based on famous Final Fantasy 7 city Midgar. The attention to detail to his overall design is impeccable…

Watch the full trailer and let us know what you think. Is he everything you expected him to be?

While Final Fantasy VII never came to any Nintendo system, Cloud did make an appearance in music spinoff Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and its sequel Curtain Call on the Nintendo 3DS, as well as in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on Game Boy Advance, so him entering Super Smash Bros. is not as farfetched as it might seem.

Nintendo didn’t reveal when our massive sword-wielding hero will be playable, nor the release date for his amiibo figure, so make sure to stay tuned to GameTribute for future developments.

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Shovel Knight is Coming to Super Smash Bros.?

Rumors that Shovel Knight is coming to Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS have been somewhat validated by a leaked Shovel Knight Amiibo.

When the Super Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot was announced months ago, one of the most requested characters was the blue, shovel-wielding warrior. Although a third-party character whose games are now played on multiple systems, the Shovel Knight series first started on the Wii U and 3DS.

Nintendo 3DS Gets Blastball, a Soccer Game with Giant Mech Suits

Nintendo kicked off its Nintendo World Championships at E3 2015 by announcing a new Nintendo 3DS game called Blastball, a sci-fi football (soccer) game that involves giant mech suits and play a lot like Metroid Prime Hunters

Rather than have players kick a ball around like they do today, they compete in giant mech suits and shoot at the ball from a first-person view!

With two teams of three going at each other, the goal (pun intended) of Blastball is to get a giant orb into your opponent’s net by blasting at it with a laser gun, using boosts and power-ups gathered while playing.

As if that wasn’t interesting enough, the net gets smaller every time a goal is scored and you can actually attack and disable the mechs on the other team.

The initial fan response to Blastball at E3 was somewhat muted, but everyone seemed into the intense action after the demonstrations were over. It looks like a fun game.

Stay tuned to GameTribute for more Nintendo 3DS news and videos.

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